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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1076 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 5 1600X - 183 vs 182 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £99.97 vs £169.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-4790 - £0.55 vs £0.93 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
183
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
59.13978494623656%
Price, £
£169.99
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
182
99.4535519125683%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
Buy for £99.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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